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Sunrise Context Flashcards

1
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Produciton

What was Murnau given

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complete creative freedom and control

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2
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Production

How was Sunrise a financial flop

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high cost and poor timing

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3
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Produciton

What was special about this film for Fox

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the first feature film released with synchronised sound-on film using the Fox movietone system

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4
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Social, cultural, political

When did expressionism begin

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early 1900s

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Social, cultural, political

What were expressionist artists concerned with

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a visual representation of the inner soul and psychology

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6
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How many Americans lived in urban areas by the end of the 1920’s

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51%

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What was the style of performances of Sunrise

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Hollywood narrative

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What is kammerspeilfilm

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a type of german film that offers an intimate cinematic portrait of lower-middle class/working life

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9
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What is the back up for people moving on and off screen

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Lumiere Brothers- workers leaving the factory

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What are typical themes of expressionist narratives

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  1. temptation
  2. narrative opposition
  3. fascination and fear of modern urban life and technology
  4. notion of being able to control other people
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What is the meaning of dialectic

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two opposing or contradicting ideas or views are juxtapoased as a way of examining and discussing them

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What is split screen masking/super imposing/ double exposure

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partailly masking the frame, rewinding the film, and shooting the unexposed part again

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What is matte painting

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photorealistic hand painted images in the background

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14
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What is forced perspective

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creating an impression of depth

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Whar is the effect of slanted sets and props

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appear to be larger and deeper

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What is rear projection

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previously photographed background scene is projected onto a large translucent screen from behind

17
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What is modernism

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  1. a period of dramatic innovation in all forms of art from the 19th century to WWII
  2. associated with a pervasive fomal sefl-conciousness
18
Q

What occured in harlem

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Harlem Renaissance

19
Q

how much money was spent on highways

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$1billion

20
Q

What % of household goods were on a credit system

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75%

21
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When did women get the right to vote

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1919

22
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Marsh sequence:performance

How does the WftC show dominance

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  1. confident stand
  2. leans over the Man
  3. kisses the Man
23
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Marsh sequence:Sound

What is the score like with the WftC compared to the Wife

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  1. WftC=upbeat
  2. Wife=sad
24
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Marsh sequence:mise-en-scene

What does the WftC’s realist clothing mean

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  1. representation of the city
  2. villainous
25
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Marsh sequence:mise-en-scene

What is the significance of the Man crossing the fence

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chooses to betray his Wife

26
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Marsh sequence:editing

what does the match cut between the Wife and WftC when hugging mean

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  1. shows their dialectic nature
  2. Wife is better because she’s hugging her kid
27
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Marsh sequence:editing

What does the splitscreen do

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contrasts the vastness of the city with the smallness of the countryside

28
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Marsh sequence:editing

what does the long take as the Man walks mean

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allows people to question his choice

29
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Marsh sequence:cinematography

What is the significance of the dream like flashforward

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don’t know if its the Man of WftC’s thoughts

30
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Marsh sequence

What are the realsit traits in the Marsh sequence

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  1. motivated lighting via moon
  2. real costumes and location
  3. Hollywood melodrama love traingle
31
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Marsh sequence

What are the expressionist traits in the Marsh sequence

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  1. title cards
  2. theme of fear and fascination
  3. creative editing (dissolves, long takes, montage, splitscreen masking)
  4. moon creating shadows (chiaroscuro)
  5. rapid movement of jazz musicians
  6. dream flashforward of Man killing his Wife

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